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Insight: Capitol Chat / The Origin of Creativity / Africa's New Youth / Sound Advice: Blue Dog Jam

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We discuss a new initiative on the death penalty and the CalPERS fraud case in this week's Capitol Chat; The science behind human creativity; How Africa's youth and technology are changing the continent for the better; Sound Advice: Blue Dog Jam.


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Capitol Chat Capital Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins Insight for our regular weekly segment that looks at what's been happening in state government in the past week.
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Creativity in Art and Science Is creativity more important in the arts or sciences? Nobel Prize winning physicist, Martin Perl, and his son, New Republic Art Critic Jed Perl, join us for a discussion on the importance of creativity in art versus science.  They will be leading "A  Conversation on Creativity" Thursday, April 26th at the UC Davis Conference Center.
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Africa at the Crossroads Africa's struggles with political instability, disease and violence hit a crossroads in 2011 with the Arab Spring.  Technology and global political pressure have changed the landscape of African activism and youth-led non-violent revolutions and protests are proof.  Joining Insight to discuss how Africa's youth is changing the continent is former US ambassador to Nigeria, Robin Renee Sanders.  She is delivering the keynote address Friday at Sacramento State University's 21st Annual African/African Diaspora Conference: Africa at the Crossroads: Revolution, Democracy, Youth empowerment, Social media and Non-Violence.
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Sound Advice: Blue Dog Jam Nick Brunner, host of Capital Public Radio's Blue Dog Jam, joins us with some of the latest releases from contemporary rock groups, local bands, and artists heard on NPR.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
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